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  1. Origin and connotations of RBF (Resting Bitch Face)

    May 22, 2013 · RBF first gained attention when a meme took over the Internet in 2013. That, plus a viral mock-public service announcement on "Bitchy Resting Face" made the "condition" somewhat of a …

  2. Non-derogatory word/phrase analog of "bi**** resting face" but for a ...

    I am not normally someone who uses the word bitch, in fact I dislike it greatly. However, there is the concept out there of "bitchy resting face", for people who have a face that looks unhappy eve...

  3. nouns - "Thanks and Regards" vs. "Thanks and regards" - English ...

    Yes, many use that way, also in "Best Regards". But, especially if we're talking about some official/formal email, I'd suggest to write according to the normal rules of orthography. In that case, …

  4. "run-down" versus "rundown" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Jul 23, 2024 · In The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova by Judith Hemschemeyer, we read: In this everyday gray dress, On rundown heels... I thought that "rundown" was a substantive and …

  5. "Speak to" vs. "Speak with" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 14, 2010 · The OED’s first sense of “to speak with ——”, meaning “To converse with, talk to; to consult or confer with”, doesn’t seem restricted to North America. Citations from English (and indeed, …

  6. grammar - Is 'whether' limited to two options? - English Language ...

    Sep 14, 2022 · In the following circumstances, can 'whether' be used for more than two options: Whether recyclable, made from natural fibre or even attached to a tree-planting scheme for each …

  7. What is the origin of the phrase "la ti dah"?

    Jun 8, 2022 · What is the origin of the phrase "la ti dah"? Two famous usages of the phrase: it is exclaimed often by the title character in the movie 'Annie Hall', and it is used the lyrics of singer ...

  8. Using a capital letter for every word of a title

    Dec 20, 2018 · In Wikipedia's entry for letter case, under a section involving sentence case, it mentions the variants initial caps and start case: Title case (capital case, headline style) "The Quick Brown Fox …

  9. If 'pre' is previous, 'post' is after, what is current?

    Jun 21, 2012 · We were discussing something like pre-boss era, post-boss era. What word describes the era where the boss is still there?

  10. etymology - The origin of awesomesauce and weak sauce - English ...

    Jan 20, 2023 · John's awesomesauce weekend in Vegas ended prematurely. And he prayed with such authority that my prayers felt like weak sauce by comparison. How did the words awesomesauce and …